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Nine new companies have joined the founding 19 members of # unitedfront , taking the total number of firms adding their support to 28 and creating a collective voice that accounts for more than £ 600m of sales and over 5000 staff .
Bosses from Central Window Systems , Donwood Group , Double R Glass & Roofing Systems , Garnalex , Modplan , Oakland Glass , Roseview Windows , Saveheat Group and Thermoseal Group are the latest signatories to highlight issues that the sector is facing as it attempts to meet the national appetite for doors , windows , roofing systems and glazing products .
The businesses , which are based across the UK and span all the different specialisms of the supply chain , clearly lay out three of the main challenges currently facing them , including disruption with materials , rising prices / energy costs and significant labour shortages due to the pandemic and Brexit .
They call for industry to show a # unitedfront of solidarity in that every supplier is weathering the same storm and that , by giving customers an understanding , they can quickly work together to provide solutions and get back to
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delivering continuity of supply .
“ We have had such a fantastic response since we launched the campaign in October and the overwhelming reaction has been positive with suppliers in our
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sector ,” explained Ryan Green , Managing Director of Clayton Glass .
“ As soon as the letter landed , we received calls from colleagues , social media support and debate
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about how we could all work more collaboratively to help ease the supply chain issues as soon as possible .”
He continued : “ Importantly , home improvement retailers were
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largely on board and said the letter and the national coverage we secured really helped to explain to their customers why there may be delays in the short-term .
“ What # unitedfront has done has really opened up conversations that we may not have had before , and we ’ ve already got a new LinkedIn Group to encourage best practice sharing and an event is in the making for 2022 .”
Tina Moorhouse and Amanda Falsey , joint Managing Directors of Oakland Glass in Dewsbury , added their support : “ When we saw the initial letter , we knew we had to get involved , so immediately added our support to the original 19 signatories .
“ The sector has enjoyed some of the fastest growth we ’ ve ever seen , but this has been against a backdrop of global supply chain disruption and all of us are facing up to the same challenges .
“ We are doing everything we can to increase production and , by working together , we are already seeing improvements and making sure we deliver the home improvement products our customers are demanding .”
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